A random little character who popped up in a recent doodle session: a Fraggle version of Derpy Hooves from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Caveat: I'm not a MLP fan. I've seen a few eps because a friend called my bluff and sent me a DVD, and I'll admit that it's a pretty good show, but it doesn't grab me by the throat the way Muppets, Fraggles, and Darkwing Duck do. But on DA the little hoofers are inescapable, and Derpy is cute in a "dare to be stupid" kinda way.

Hah! Not likely I'd be a brony. I just draw whatever damnfool idea comes into my head.

There are a number of goofy and/or dumb Fraggles, and nobody passes judgment on them, they seem to simply accept them as they are. Derpy seems like a cheerful doofus, so I think she'd fit in as long as she can sing.

She just plonked a radish in a muffin pan and poured batter around it. I have no idea how she baked it without wilting the greens.

A better question is, why would I want to watch it? There's nothing about cute little ponies that grabs my interest, is all. For those who like it, good for you, glad you're enjoying it. Me, if anyone really wants me to watch it they can feel free to send me a DVD.

Eh, I guess I see yer point. =/I spent about a year avoiding it like the plague cuz I hated it when it first came out.I finally gave it a shot after my friend started watching it and really liked it and wouldn't shut up about it. XPAaaaaand now I can't get enough of it. lol XD

Also, youtube's a hell of a lot easier than a dvd, cuz the one dvd they have out only has like a few random episodes in it, and not even all the best ones. :C

I don't really see a box set in the foreseeable future.The thing is Hasbro isn't marketing to people who'd be interested in having the whole series all at once with the episodes in the right order.The DVD they just put out is just one they marketed to their REAL target audience, which are little girls.The thing just a small mix of episodes from seasons 1 and 2 so the little girls have something to watch when the ponies aren't on tv. =/If they are planning on a box set, they aren't bringing out anytime soon. =/

Meanwhile, the bronies' only option to get the series legitimately is to buy it off of iTunes. And that's only if you're in the U.S.Bronies outside the U.S. can only get it on YouTube. =/

Yeah, I understand. But I think that after the craze dies down and little girls have found something else to watch on TV and buy the merchandise thereof, they'd put it on DVD to soak up the brony dollar.

Er, I thought "Brony" was a male pony fan. But here people seem to mean all pony fans. Is that right?

Yeah, probably. =/We do know that Hasbro is VERY well aware of the Brony community, so I wouldn't really be surprised if they did eventually bring out some stuff to soak said brony dollar, including some proper DVDs.They HAVE to know by now that the bronies WILL spend money on these ponies.

Well, as far as the exact definition of "brony", it depends on who you ask. From what I understand, the term "Brony" came from the fact that the craze started on the B-chan boards.B for B-chan. B for Brony.Some people take that to mean it's a combination of "bro" and "pony", meaning a male fan of the series, whereas others just use "brony" to describe ALL fans of the show that are outside the target demographic, which includes adult females.The ones that see "Brony" as only male have tried to come up with female labels of their own, the most popular of which is... "pegasister"... (I HATE that term. I just don't like the taste of it.)Personally, I consider myself a brony. If I find myself in a place where I HAVE to be gender-specific, I say "she-brony".

Would those who used to like the show but have since lost interest be called "has-bronies"? (I can't be the first person who's come up with that joke.)

I know that Hasbro knows about the adult fandom. I've heard all about the saga of Ditzy Doo/Derpy Hooves. If they can respond to the fandom (temporarily) then they can certainly make them even happier by exchanging discs for money. After all, Hasbro is a business!